| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sae (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hai Wang (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Richard Thomas inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Richard Thomas hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Corl | 35-25 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | William Stewart misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Haugen - foul #1 on James Haugen, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SF), James Lindsey (PF) Richard Rogers, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Andre Russo (C) Ryan Corl, Hai Wang | |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Joseph Williams is called for traveling | 37-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG) William Stewart | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (SF) Richard Thomas | |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Haugen - foul #2 on James Haugen, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Thomas (SF) Domenic Mancini | |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | James Sae doubles Edwin McConnell and is called for the reach - foul #1 on James Sae, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner (PG) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (SF), Hai Wang (C) Richard Thomas, Andre Russo | |
| 17:58 | Iowa | James Haugen misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Sae - foul #2 on James Sae, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG) James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Thomas (SF), Andre Russo (C) Domenic Mancini, Hai Wang | |
| 17:58 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | William Banton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-27 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andre Russo | 38-27 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | James Haugen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods lays it up and in set up by James Sae | 40-27 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | James Haugen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-27 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Joseph Williams gets the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Joseph Williams is fouled on the floor by Charles Heavner - foul #1 on Charles Heavner, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, James Sae, William Banton, Charles Heavner, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Hai Wang (C) James Haugen, Richard Thomas, Andre Russo | |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Hai Wang can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kent Whittenburg - foul #1 on Kent Whittenburg, team foul #4 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Karl Woods (C) Raymond Davis, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Hai Wang makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Hai Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Sae (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hai Wang (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 15:30 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Hai Wang | 40-28 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Joseph Williams knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Corl | 40-31 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers's pass is intercepted by Edwin McConnell | 40-31 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Joseph Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-31 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey scores on a floater from close range set up by Richard Rogers and he's fouled by Domenic Mancini - foul #1 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), William Banton (SF), Charles Heavner (PF) James Sae, Alexander Slinkard, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Andre Russo (C) Ryan Corl, Domenic Mancini, Hai Wang | |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the free throw | 42-31 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Joseph Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 42-31 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey tips it in | 44-31 |
| 12:05 | Iowa | James Haugen comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 44-31 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Banton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin McConnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | William Banton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 11:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Edwin McConnell | 44-31 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | James Haugen misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Rogers - foul #1 on Richard Rogers, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Karl Woods (C) Richard Rogers, William Banton, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Hai Wang (C) Joseph Williams, Richard Thomas, Andre Russo | |
| 11:16 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | William Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Alexander Slinkard - foul #1 on Alexander Slinkard, team foul #6 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG), Richard Rogers (SF) James Sae, Alexander Slinkard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Thomas (SF) Domenic Mancini | |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers clanks a jump hook in the lane | 44-33 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Ryan Corl grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Richard Thomas can't throw it down but he's fouled by Richard Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Rogers, team foul #7 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), William Banton (SF) Raymond Davis, Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | William Banton tips it home | 46-34 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Hai Wang misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Karl Woods - foul #1 on Karl Woods, team foul #8 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Kent Whittenburg (PF) William Stewart, James Sae, William Banton, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF) Ryan Corl, Richard Thomas | |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Hai Wang makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Hai Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alexander Slinkard | 49-36 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 49-36 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods hits the finger roll | 51-36 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Joseph Williams is hacked by Alexander Slinkard - foul #2 on Alexander Slinkard, team foul #9 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), James Sae (SG), William Banton (SF), Charles Heavner (PF) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, Alexander Slinkard, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Thomas (SF), Andre Russo (C) Domenic Mancini, Hai Wang | |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Joseph Williams misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sae (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Banton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Karl Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Haugen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin McConnell (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | William Banton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to William Stewart | 51-36 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Edwin McConnell - foul #3 on Edwin McConnell, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SF) William Banton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF) Joseph Williams, Richard Thomas, Edwin McConnell | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 3rd free throw | 54-36 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SF) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Thomas (SF), Edwin McConnell (PF) Domenic Mancini, Patrick Anderson | |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-36 |
| 06:31 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | James Haugen misses long on a floater from the left side | 54-36 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sae | 57-36 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Andre Russo lays it in on a nice dish by Ryan Corl | 57-38 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Stewart | 60-38 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Karl Woods swats the short shot by James Haugen | 60-38 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner snags the defensive board | 60-38 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 3 from the left wing set up by William Stewart | 63-38 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Ryan Corl knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by James Haugen and he's hacked by William Banton - foul #1 on William Banton, team foul #10 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Keys (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, James Sae, William Banton, Charles Heavner, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (SG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF), Hai Wang (C) James Haugen, Richard Thomas, Edwin McConnell, Andre Russo | |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Ryan Corl makes the free throw | 63-41 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Charles Keys | 65-41 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson banks in the layup set up by Joseph Williams and he's fouled by James Lindsey - foul #1 on James Lindsey, team foul #11 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG) Ryan Corl | |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses the free throw | 65-43 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 65-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charles Keys (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Haugen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Hai Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Patrick Anderson denies the turnaround by James Lindsey | 65-43 |
| 03:23 | Iowa | Joseph Williams snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini is called for traveling | 65-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin McConnell (PF) Patrick Anderson | |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 65-43 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey tips it but misses | 65-43 |
| 02:44 | Iowa | James Haugen grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Hai Wang lays it up and in | 65-45 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Davis | 67-45 |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell scores on a shot from the left block | 67-47 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis misses the jump hook from the baseline | 67-47 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis tips it back up and in | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell banks in the layup | 69-49 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SF) Alexander Slinkard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Richard Thomas (SF) Joseph Williams, Domenic Mancini | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Iowa | The short jumper by Edwin McConnell is denied by Kent Whittenburg | 69-49 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | William Banton comes up short on the runner from close range | 69-49 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ryan Corl | 69-49 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses short on a fullcourt shot | 69-49 |